What is the Bible’s blueprint for becoming the kind of person who can deal with all of life’s challenges? What is wisdom and how does a person acquire it? What are the practical steps to pursue in becoming wise? And how is living a life of wisdom similar to becoming a great jazz soloist? Bible […]
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Did you know that, even though they don’t believe in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus, scholars who are not Christians do agree with believers on some matters concerning Jesus? Surprisingly, there’s a lot upon which everyone can agree. When surveying historical scholarship, Christians, agnostics, and skeptics have no other option but to affirm certain truths […]
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If you had to select 33 objects throughout history to represent the birth, growth, and effectiveness of Christianity, what would you choose to best reflect God’s enduring grace through the centuries? And what narrative would you write that would weave them all together in telling the story of what God is accomplishing in the world? […]
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You won’t lose weight unless you’re deliberate about it. You won’t gain muscle unless you intentionally exercise. You won’t earn a college degree unless you plan to achieve it. What does it mean to intentionally seek a deeper relationship of faith with God? Bible Gateway interviewed Allen Jackson (@allenjacksonmin) about his book, Intentional Faith: Aligning […]
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Do you long to experience God in the thick of life’s demands? If you’re honest with yourself, do you admit, “I barely know you, God”? Do you consider God to be a familiar stranger? Bible Gateway interviewed Sara Hagerty (@SaraHagerty), author of Adore: A Simple Practice for Experiencing God in the Middle Minutes of Your […]
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Is God calling to you by giving you dreams about your future? How should you live in the present when you’re thinking about where God wants you to be? How do your daily habits bring about the reality of your calling? Is God more committed to seeing your dream come to life than you are? […]
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How does the book of Psalms help make sense of life, art, metaphor, violence, suffering, and mortality? How do the Psalms reflect God’s attributes of justice, grace, goodness, healing, power, and refuge? How are the millennia-old psalms a guide to living faithfully the modern Christian life in the midst of joys, sorrows, angers, doubts, praises, […]
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Following the success of the first line of NIV Artisan Collection Bibles, Zondervan Bibles, a division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, is releasing new NIV and NRSV Artisan Collection Bibles. [Sign up to get the free Bible Verse of the Day delivered to your email inbox from Bible Gateway] Visually appealing from the inside out, the […]
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You may wonder how the ancient history of the Bible should define your modern faith walk. Or how the stories of the Old Testament have any bearing on the death and resurrection of Jesus, as well as on your own life today. Historian and teacher Ray Vander Laan has been studying and teaching Jewish culture […]
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According to a Gallup poll, 72% of Americans believe the state of moral values in the USA is getting worse. In a world of social media snapshots and sound bites, unseen personal character seems to take a back seat to glamorized material success, no matter what it takes to achieve it. Bible Gateway interviewed James […]
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